Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sari

/ˈsɑː.ɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
sari
IPA
/ˈsɑː.ɹi/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.

name

A city in Iran, the seat of Sari County's Central District and the capital of Mazandaran Province.

name

A county of Iran, around the city.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi साड़ी (sāṛī) / Urdu سَاڑِی (sāṛī)), in turn derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻 (sāḍī), from Sanskrit शाटी (śāṭī), from शाट (śāṭa, “strip of cloth”). Doublet of shawl through Persian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: साड़ी, سَاڑِی, 𑀲𑀸𑀟𑀻, शाटी

Inflected Forms

saris (plural) saree (alternative) shari (alternative)

Derived Forms

saried

Synonyms

saree

Homonyms

sorry (father-bother merger) sorry (father-bother merger, some speakers)

Rhymes With

sorry ferrari safari ari mari hari atari harare bari ansari shari calamari

Questions

How do you pronounce sari?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɑː.ɹi/.
What does sari mean?
The traditional dress of women in the Indian Subcontinent; an outer garment consisting of a single length of cotton or silk, most often with one end wrapped around the waist to form a skirt, the other draped over the shoulder or head.
Where does sari come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

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